Bonne Vie

Key facts from Bonne Vie's documents

Reflects the 2008 governing documents — figures and rules are as originally recorded and may have changed since.

Community type

Covenant / Planned Community

Developer / declarant

Spring Branch Properties (Preamble)

Assessments & dues

$400 per year (Section 28)

Collections & liens

Attorney fees, court costs, and other expenses incurred in enforcing covenants become a lien upon the land as of date legal proceedings were instituted, subject to foreclosure (Section 31)

Pets

Dogs and cats as pets; birds that are caged and cannot be heard or detected from outside (Section 6)

Parking & vehicles

Vehicles or trucks larger than 1 ton pickup trucks prohibited overnight, except delivery, service, maintenance, or construction vehicles (Section 15)

Fences

All fences must be approved by Developer in writing; no fence nearer to street than house unless approved; no fence in front yard unless approved; material must be cedar, cypress, redwood, or brick unless exception; wire fences prohibited (Section 10)

Architectural approval

Architectural Review Board approval required for all construction, including new dwellings, fences, satellite dishes, and any changes/modifications (Sections 1A, 24.A, 10, 22)

Home business

Excluded; no commercial or professional uses (Section 2)

Setbacks / home size

Finished livable heated and cooled floor area of bottom level not less than 2,500 sq ft, exclusive of open porches and garages (Section 19)

Use restrictions

All lots shall be used for residential purposes only (Section 1)

Voting & meetings

After initial 25 years, two-thirds of property owners may amend or terminate covenants by written instrument recorded (Section 29)

Amendments

Covenants automatically extend for successive 10-year periods after initial 25 years unless two-thirds of owners agree to amend or terminate. Developer may amend while owning at least 50% of lots. (Section 29)

Extracted from the recorded governing documents and cited to them; may be incomplete and is not legal advice — verify against the official documents below.